New flack at Georgia Tech

[hondo]

Wherever Allison is going I sure hope she's a lot happier. She always sounded as if things couldn't get much worse.

Some things never change. Allison was grumpy 18 years ago when I was on the ACC beat. Amazed to hear she stayed that long in the ATL.

FSU used to have Allison's kindred spirit in sourpuss sisterhood, Donna Turner. Two peas in the same mopey pod. Don't know what happened to her.

 

[linotype]

FSU used to have Allison's kindred spirit in sourpuss sisterhood, Donna Turner. Two peas in the same mopey pod. Don't know what happened to her.

I believe Donna Turner was at Tulane for a while, though she's no longer in the CoSIDA directory.

EDIT: A quick Google search shows Donna now is at Northern Illinois.

And I'll raise a glass to Dean-o, too. Easily one of the best in the business.

 

[BigRed]

Wherever Allison is going I sure hope she's a lot happier. She always sounded as if things couldn't get much worse.

Some things never change. Allison was grumpy 18 years ago when I was on the ACC beat. Amazed to hear she stayed that long in the ATL.

Alison was fired last month, thereby easing the gameday experience of beat hacks all across the ACC.
Word was they were looking for someone with better people skills.... hence Mr. Buchan's hiring.
Another point - what do you guys think about Tony Barnhart's quote in the press release? Tony obviously has lots of experience and lots of clout in the ATL and college sports and is very well-respected for good reasons, but it struck me as a bit strange that a writer would contribute a personal endorsement to a college's SID hire.

 

[jfs1000]

I am on that list having never even been near the state of Georgia. I imagine every football writer in America gets it.

I can't even get my work spam filters to block it.

You've never been near the state of Georgia? Wow.

Central Florida about as close as I could. Didn't get a bigger beat until last year, just have never had any business there.

 

[vanbrimmer]

Georgia Tech dismissed Allison George earlier this month. As someone who dealt with her on a daily basis, she will be missed. Most former and all current Georgia Tech beatwriters will say the same thing. I know many don't share that opinion, and that's fine. Buut with Allison, if you needed something, you called her, she always answered the phone or called back ASAP, and you got what you were looking for. She might ask Why?, but she's entitled to do that. I look forward to working with her replacement, and this is no knock on him, but I'd rather work with Allison.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

Anybody else get the idea this is Radakovich's way of saying, "OK, the honeymoon's over. We're going to start doing things my way now"?

 

[bigbadeagle]

I know Allison had a bad rep, but I never had any problem. She and especially Moose have always been accommodating.
Is Moose sticking around?

 

[HoopsMcCann]

moose is great

allison, well, vb, you and i have had much different experiences, to say the least. maybe she was fine for the beat hacks -- and hats off for taking care of them first -- but you can't take care of them only

 

[HoopsMcCann]

while i thought a barnhart quote was odd, what i found more odd was that they referred to the jackets as a 'nationally-ranked football team'

 

[Ace]

I'd take a sour SID who gets you what you want than a happy-go-luck, life-of-the-party guy who chats you up while he's leading you to a stool in the corner.

Not saying Dean is like that, but lots of flaks fall for people who will pal around with them and promise stuff that they never actually deliver.

 

[Moderator1]

Dean has never been like that in my experience. Of course, neither had Allison.

 

[murciélago]

I had an unpleasant experience with Allison George as well. She seemed unhappy at everything going on around her.

On the flip side, I really like Dan Radakovich. That guy came through for me on occasions of yesteryear.

 

[Sammi]

Dean is a first-class pro... and if you buy the first Capt. Morgan's and Coke, he'll be your friend for life.